Telangana ruckus in Parliament: As it happened

8:30 pm: Congress favoured "strictest possible punishment" against its MP from Seemandhra L Rajagopal for the pepper incident, saying it will be the "end of democracy" if such "internal attacks" recur.

"I cannot find strong enough words to condemn such unspeakable denigration of the hallowed portals, the very foundation of Parliamentary democracy. We unequivocally condemn it. Such individuals and such incidents irrespective of provocations, irrespective of political differences, irrespective of the issues, make us into a laughing stock...All sane persons, who believe in demcoracy should condemn it," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singvi said.

6:00 pm: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said ugly scenes in the Lok Sabha were the fallout of the Centre`s "bungling" in handling the sensitive state bifurcation issue.

"The Centre bungled up the state bifurcation issue from the start and at every stage. The current situation is a result of that (bungling). It should understand that," Kiran said while terming the incidents as "very unfortunate".

5:00 pm: L Rajagopal, the expelled Congress MP, says he did not want to use any lethal weapon, so he used the pepper spray in the Parliament.

1:45 pm: Three MPs came to us with irritation on the face, in eyes and mouth. We have given them medicines. They are now stable and under observation, says HS Khar, medical superintendent, RML Hospital.

1:42 pm: They have broken all Parliamentary norms while trying to introduce the Telangana Bill. We will not talk to the government in any form, says Swaraj.

1:41 pm: Papers should have been tabled before the session commenced. Also, there was no supplementary agenda, says Swaraj.

1:30 pm: Congress is solely responsible for what is happening in the House, alleges Venkaiah Naidu of the BJP.

1:20 pm: The Speaker says she will consult leaders for initiating action against those involved in the fracas.

1:20 pm: What has happened has shamed us. It is a blot on democracy, says Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

1:10 pm: TDP MP Venugopal Reddy denies brandishing knife inside Lok Sabha. “I want to prevent the Bill (Telangana). I have moved a no-confidence motion. I pulled out the microphone, it was not a knife,” says Reddy.

1:08 pm: Speaker Meira Kumar rushed home as she felt the effect of the pepper spray in her office connected to the Lok Sabha.

1:05 pm: Telangana clashes in Parliament very shameful, I am hurt after seeing what happened, BJP president Rajnath Singh tells a news channel.

10:30 am: Normal life is thrown out of gear in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh due to a bandh called against the Centre`s planned move to table the Telangana Bill in Parliament today.